You should wear the uniform (Dobok) color of the program that you are currently enrolled in (EXAMPLE: All Black Belt Club students should wear a BLUE Uniform.) Demonstration Team members should ONLY wear the Demonstration Team Dobok during Opening Ceremonies and Demonstration Team Competition. Demonstration Team members should wear his or her regular program uniform during all other competition at Masters Challenge. Shoes are NOT allowed for any events. However, if shoes are required for a medical reason, please bring a written doctor's note that states shoes are required for participation. This note will need to be submitted to the Holding Area Manager prior to your event. Age should be determined as of Wednesday, November 1, 2017. The age divisions are listed below. Age Division Name 7 and under Pee Wee 8-9 years old Child 10-12 years old Pre-Teen 13-17 years old Teen 18-30 years old Adult 31-45 years old Senior 46-54 years old Executive 55+ years old Platinum All events will be separated into MALE and FEMALE with the exception of the following: a. Team Traditional Forms b. Team Creative Forms WITH Weapons c. Team Creative Forms WITHOUT Weapons Page 1 | www.familyblackbelt.com | (719) 488-4321 © Copyright 2017 U.S. Taekwondo Center There is NO Guarantee that every division can be broken up under the above guidelines as the divisions are dictated by the number of athletes in each category. USTC will separate each category by age, weight, and ability at the discretion of USTC for the safety of each participant. The Organizing Committee will divide divisions to be as fair as possible for all participants with the discretion to create divisions outside these guidelines, if necessary. Each division will have a maximum of 5 participants. Medals or Trophies will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. In addition to each award, each participant will receive a digital copy of an AWARD CERTIFICATE that will display the event name and place. (For example: John Smith, Individual Traditional Forms, 7 and under, 1st Geup, 1st place.) A physical copy of the award certificate is available upon request the day of the Masters Challenge at the Award podium at no additional cost. All RECORD KEEPING (USTC keeps records for the highest kick, most number of boards broken, etc) events (listed below) will NOT have a maximum of 5 per division. Each division will be broken down by age and belt level and MAY have more than 5 per division. For example, the Child’s division (age 8-9) 1st Poom has 16 participants registered. This will ONLY be one division of 16 participants. First, second and third place awards will be given. 1. Individual Jumping High Kick 2. Individual Power Breaking Knife Hand (Downward) 3. Individual Power Breaking Skipping Side Kick 4. Individual Power Breaking Turning Back Kick 5. Individual Spinning Hook Kick There are NOT a maximum number of events a person can participate in. However, a person cannot register for the same event more than once. (For example, a participant CANNOT be on 2 Team Creative Forms teams.) The more events a person participates in, the more likely the chance of scheduling conflicts. The Organizing Committee will work hard to ensure participants will not be scheduled to perform in 2 separate events at the same time. Your team should perform the form for the LOWEST belt rank. For example, the team has 3 members: two are 1st Dan Black Belts, and the third member is a 1st geup. The entire team should perform Taegeuk Pal Jang (8), NOT Koryo. Page 2 | www.familyblackbelt.com | (719) 488-4321 © Copyright 2017 U.S. Taekwondo Center Upon completion of your online registration, you will receive an email confirmation with all your events. Please bring a copy of the email confirmation (on a mobile device or print out) in the event there are any errors with the participant badge. Only a parent or immediate family member can pick up a participant badge if the participant cannot be present. Upon pick up, you will be requested to sign a document verifying all events are correct and CANNOT be changed. (Changes will ONLY be made if there was an error by the Organizing Committee.) Anyone who signs on your behalf will be acknowledging all event registrations are correct and CANNOT be changed. Badges can be re-printed at the Participant Check-In area for a $5 re-print fee. Geup is a Taekwondo term used for belt ranks. Rather than say “Yellow Belt”, a person would say “9th Geup”. Typically, the lower the Geup, the closer the person is to 1st-degree Black Belt. (For example, a 1st Geup is the level before 1st-degree Black Belt.) The Geup Chart is a way to classify each belt level. The Masters Challenge rules for TRADITIONAL FORMS (BOTH INDIVDIUAL AND TEAM) are DIFFERENT than the U.S. Open Taekwondo Hanmadang. For the U.S. Open Taekwondo Hanmadang, each participant MUST perform a SPECIFIC form. For the Masters Challenge, each participant can perform any U.S. Taekwondo Center Form (Taegeuk, Kyoorogi Poomsae, Palgwe, etc) that they have formally learned in class. It is RECOMMENDED, that higher belt levels such as Bo Dan 2 perform a Higher level Taeguek (6-8) as opposed to Taeguek (1-2). The USTC uses the following Geup ranks: U.S. Taekwondo Center BLACK BELT - Woosong and Leadership Program - Conversion Chart Belt Color Geup Eligible Form (poomsae) 3rd Dan/Poom N/A Taebaek, Geumgang, Koryo, Palgwe 1-8, Kyoorogi Poomsae 4, Il Cheon Poomsae 1+2 2nd Dan/Poom N/A Geumgang, Koryo, Palgwe 1-8, Kyoorogi Poomsae 4, Il Cheon Poomsae 1+2 1st Dan/Poom N/A Koryo, Palgwe 1-8, Kyoorogi Poomsae 4, Il Cheon Poomsae 1+2 Page 3 | www.familyblackbelt.com | (719) 488-4321 © Copyright 2017 U.S. Taekwondo Center U.S. Taekwondo Center COLOR BELT (GEUP) - Leadership and Black Belt Club - Conversion Chart Belt Color Geup Eligible Form (poomsae) Black Belt Eligible 1st Taegeuk 1-8, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-3 Bo Dan 2 1st Taegeuk 1-8, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-3 Bo Dan 1 1st Taegeuk 1-8, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-3 Red Senior 2 2nd Taegeuk 1-8, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-2 Red Senior 1 2nd Taegeuk 1-7, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-2 Red 3rd Taegeuk 1-6, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-2 Brown Senior 3rd Taegeuk 1-6, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-2 Brown 4th Taegeuk 1-6, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-2 Blue 5th Taegeuk 1-6, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-2 Purple 6th Taegeuk 1-3, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1 Green 7th Taegeuk 1-3, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1 Orange 8th Taegeuk 1-3, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1 Yellow 8th Taegeuk 1-3, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1 Black Belt Eligible 1st Taegeuk 1-8, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-3 Bo Dan 2 1st Taegeuk 1-8, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-3 Bo Dan 1 1st Taegeuk 1-8, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-3 Red Senior 2 2nd Taegeuk 1-8, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-2 Red Senior 1 2nd Taegeuk 1-7, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-2 Red 3rd Taegeuk 1-6, Kyoorogi Poomsae 1-2 U.S. Taekwondo Center COLOR BELT (GEUP) - Basic Course - Conversion Chart Belt Color Geup Eligible Form (poomsae) Orange 8th Ki Bon 1 + 2 Yellow 8th Ki Bon 1 + 2 White 9th Ki Bon 1 + 2 Page 4 | www.familyblackbelt.com | (719) 488-4321 © Copyright 2017 U.S. Taekwondo Center The U.S. Taekwondo Center Masters Challenge is a private tournament that is not sanctioned by any National or State Organization. Many of the rules are similar to USAT/WTF rules but have been modified for the safety and training of our students. 1. Sparring competition will be 2 rounds, 1 minute each with a 30-second break between each round. Safety rules will be in effect: a. Controlled kicking and punching are only allowed to the hogu (chest protector). b. Students 13 years old and older (ALL Ranks) can use LIGHT contact with kicks to the head. c. No contact is allowed below the belt, or with any hand techniques to the head. d. Participants using excessive contact to the head will be warned for 1st offense and disqualified for any additional offense. 2. Techniques executed with correct form to the body will be awarded 1 point. a. Any spinning techniques to the body (back kick, spinning roundhouse kick) will be awarded 2 additional points. b. For ages 13 years old and older, any LIGHT contact technique to the head will be awarded 3 points. c. For ages 13 years old and older, any LIGHT contact spinning technique to the head will be awarded an additional 1 point (spinning hook kick, spinning roundhouse). Page 5 | www.familyblackbelt.com | (719) 488-4321 © Copyright 2017 U.S. Taekwondo Center 3. The participant with the most points at the end of the match will be the winner. 4. The following are prohibited: excessive (too hard) head contact (13 years and older), pushing, holding, grabbing, butting (with head or knee), tripping, falling, and unsportsmanlike conduct. (Each 2 warnings will cause 1 point to be added to the opponent’s total score. Ten warnings will cause disqualification). 5. In the event of a tie, a sudden death overtime round will take place. First point scored will win the match. Page 6 | www.familyblackbelt.com | (719) 488-4321 © Copyright 2017 U.S. Taekwondo Center Page 7 | www.familyblackbelt.com | (719) 488-4321 © Copyright 2017 U.S. Taekwondo Center 1. Base Points - Each participant always begins with 50 points. 2. The following will complete each participant’s score: a.